Hi Akram, were you asked for a copy of your "Original Work Permit", i.e. the paper copy? OR Was the visa stamp in your passport (along with the UK Airport entry stamp showing date of entry) sufficient. Thank you and congrats! He asked me when was the workpermit granted, i told him the dat...

Hi All i just wanted to thank all of you for your advice, my ILR was granted today at Solihull, however i had added my wife as a dependent , though she had not completed 2 years in UK. They requested me to apply for my wife under FLR ( M) category. The following were reuested: Workpermit letter copy...

Thanks for this, sushdmehta My issue is that i do not complete the required 5 year period which is a condition. 8th Sep- 2nd Sep. Doesnt the 28 days apply to those who would complete 5 years ? I am sorry for being Naive , or have i misunderstood something ? Appreciate your help and i promise i wont ...

Thanks for all of your replies, what i meant to say is that i will not be completing 5 years. Which is one of the requirements. Doesnt the 28 days apply to those who will complete 5 years. I was thinking of applying by post so if they take atleast a week to make a decision my current immigration sta...

Hi firstly congradulations, how long before your visa expired did you apply. Also did you submit 5 p60's ?

Thanks

My initial thoughts were that if i sent a postal application and it took more than 5 days to make a decision i would have passed the 5 days i need, taking advantage of ' your immigration status will continue when we are making a decision on your application' Doesnt the 28 days apply to those who wou...

The 3 month rule applies when your coming into the country. How about if you were in the country and you are a week short. 5 year workpermit switched to Tier 1 General, they stamped me a week short of 5th year anniversary. Question is can i send a postal application and if they take over a week to d...

However, if they haven't decided by the time you are eligible for ILR, then you may vary your application to ILR.


Do you think its a risk worth taking ? As on average it takes around 3-5 days to take payment .

I completed my degree in the UK in 2006. I started working as soon as i finished my studies. I got my workpermit on the 15th of August Leave to remain in the passport was granted on the 8th of Sept 2006 to 7th Sept 2011. I then applied for as a Tier 1 General migrant which was granted from the 5th o...